Face Off

Welcome to the search

for the next great name in movie magic.

Face Off is back.

12 talented makeup artists will battle it out

in our most explosive season yet.

My heart is pounding out of my chest.

- Oh... no. - Don't panic.

Are you kidding me?

Along the way, they'll face mind-blowing challenges.

Star Wars.

The imaginative characters of Dr. Seuss.

So many of the mistakes are completely indefensible.

This week, we are switching things up.

- - That's just too nasty.

You'll be incorporating items from this junkyard

into a cyborg character.

The finish is stunning. The design's very exquisite.

There will be heart-stopping surprises.

Today's challenge could change someone's life.

This is it.

And some of the biggest names in the industry.

This is phenomenal.

You've done a truly remarkable job.

He's a wonderful creation.

But to come out on top, they'll have to impress

our award-winning panel of judges.

Ve Neill, three-time Oscar-winning makeup artist

whose work includes The Pirates of the Caribbean films, The Hunger Games

and The Amazing Spiderman.

I'm mesmerized by the look of this makeup.

Glenn Hetrick, cutting-edge makeup artist on CSI New York,

The Hunger Games,

and critically acclaimed Mad Men.

It's so well done it blows my mind.

Patrick Tatopoulos,

visionary designer for Stargate,

Total Recall,

and director of Underworld Rise of the Lycans.

It's absolutely gorgeous, beautiful makeup.

And joining our panel this season is Neville Page,

renowned creature and concept designer for Star Trek,

Watchmen, and Tron Legacy.

The paint job is pretty magnificent.

In the end, only one will win the opportunity

to be a guest lecturer at Makeup For Ever's academies

in New York and Paris...

I want this so bad.

A new 2012 Toyota Prius V...

I came here to fight and compete.

Damn it, I'm gonna compete.

And $100,000.

I'm gonna be the next Face Off champion.

And for the first time ever, America,

your voice will be heard in selecting the winner.

Only one will win Face Off.

My name is Tommy, and I just quit my full-time chef job

back in Columbus, Ohio

to become a full-time special effects artist.

I just got off the plane, I'm in L.A.

I know that I'm invited to this exclusive party

where I'm supposed to meet the rest of the contestants.

And there are some mystery celebrity party hosts.

I just can't wait to see who it is.

My name is Alana, and I graduated

from the Tom Savini makeup effects program.

I recently moved from New York to L.A.

With my boyfriend, Ian who was a finalist on season 2.

I finally get to where this VIP party's supposed to be.

I walk out onto the roof...

and there's this beautiful party overlooking Los Angeles.

There's pool, there's a hot tub,

there's gorgeous women everywhere.

There's a full bar and then all of a sudden...

Awesome! Hi!

It's Sean Astin.

Oh, my God, I was just watching you like not two days ago.

- Really? - Yeah!

He's the party host.

He was Samwise in Lord Of The Rings,

he was Rudy, and he was in The Goonies.

I don't think I could have asked for

a better celebrity to greet me.

Fired up?

Yeah, dude, I'm ready to go, this is awesome.

I'm Rod, I'm a digital effects artist.

I've loved special effects ever since I was a kid.

My passion is creating characters.

I wrote a film where I play 26 different people.

- There's Rod. - Yes.

- Sean Astin. - Oh, hey.

- How are you? - Nice to meet you.

- I'm your host for the day. - That's great.

So get a drink, make yourself comfortable.

- Alana. - Hey, how are you?

Oh, my gosh, it's Sean Astin.

I had the biggest crush on him when I was a little girl.

I'm totally overwhelmed by all of this.

I am surrounded by only beautiful people.

And the view is unbelievable.

- Eric, Derek. - What's going on?

How are you? Sean Astin.

- Wow. How you doing? - It's nice to see you, welcome.

- I'm Derek. - I'm Eric.

And we are fraternal twins.

I'm more of a sci-fi effects artist.

I like to do creatures and design aliens.

I just wanna make that next big creature

that you see in an alien film.

- Eric? - Yes.

And Derek.

I'm Derek, I'm a tattoo artist.

But my passion is makeup.

I'm into creepy horror-type characters.

- Hey. - Hey, there.

I'm Sean.

Pleasure to see you, how are you?

You know, I'm about ready to cry.

- This is so cool. - Uh, don't cry.

No crying, it's all right. It's all right.

My name is Joe and I am a writer, producer, director,

and a special effects artist.

I've produced and directed and created special effects

for 16 micro budget motion pictures.

I'm CC.

I love to do beauty makeup, weddings,

but I can also do gore and monsters.

My second year in college, I wanted to do makeup.

It just was in my heart, but my dad didn't understand.

Being on the show is a dream come true.

I feel like I'm gonna be able to prove something to him.

- My name is CC. - CC? Eric.

- Nicole. - Oh, my God.

- Hello. - How's it going?

My name is Nicole and my love for special effects started

with my love of Halloween.

I have fibromyalgia.

It's a disease that attacks all your nerve endings,

and it makes your body hurt all the time.

The only time I don't feel it is when I'm doing makeup.

Hi, nice to meet you.

Hi, there. Sean Astin.

- Hi. - How you doin'?

Contestants came filtering in from all over the country.

I'm excited.

Hey! How are you?

We're sipping champagne and everything is fantastic.

Then out of nowhere--

Hey, everybody.

- Oh, God. - Oh.

The stunning, star-quality McKenzie arrives.

Come on and gather around.

I am absolutely blown away.

McKenzie is so gorgeous.

And she just lights up the whole rooftop.

Welcome to Face Off.

We are in the heart of Los Angeles

overlooking Hollywood.

You are one huge step closer to achieving your dream

of becoming the next big name in movie magic.

Now, Sean here is not just your party host,

he also happens to be the judge

of your first foundation challenge...

Which starts right now.

Oh, my God.

I can't even stop my heart from pounding out of my chest

'cause now I know I shouldn't have had

those two glasses of champagne,

something's gonna go down.

Now, those are your makeup stations and kits,

and you've actually already met your models.

Models, take your places.

Your foundation challenge is to create an original face makeup

that shows us your artistic sensibility.

Your makeup must incorporate at least one item from this party.

Everything is in play.

The winner will receive immunity and cannot be eliminated

from this week's spotlight challenge.

I want that immunity because I would love to just have

the freedom in the shop to experiment

without the consequences.

Now, Sean, you have spent a great deal

in and around the world of special effects makeup.

What advice do you have for these guys?

Be yourselves, relax,

don't be nervous, and let your passion come out.

It's my big-- big advice.

Nicely put.

All right, you've got two hours to complete your makeups.

Your models and your stations have been assigned randomly.

Good luck because your time starts now.

Have all these plants and I have no idea what I wanna do.

So I just start going through the kit and I see a witch nose.

So I'm just gonna try to maybe do

some kind of primitive witch doctor-type of thing.

I've never done it before.

But I'm doing this kind of goofy really neat-looking treebeard

lord tropicanas-- this God of the tropical land.

I'm Sarah and I am currently working in an office

for my day job but I wanna do makeup full-time.

In my kit, I found this mask.